Invalid-bed.



T. TAYLOR @L W. M. STUART.

INVALID BED.

APPLICATION FILED TEB.6, 1909. 9261033 Patented June 22, 1909.

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INVALID BED.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.6, 1909.

Patented June 22, 1909.

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THEODORIC TAYLOR,

Oll PAltIilCltSllUltG, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WILLIAM M. STUART, OF

MOUNT OLlVl'llt BOROUGH, PI'LLINSYLVANIA.

INVALID-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Application led February 6, 1909. Serial No. 476,518.

`States of America, residing at (1) .Parkcrs burg, (2) Mount Oliverbmfongh, in the county of 1) "tv'ood, .\lleghcny, and State of (1) lVestVirginia, (2f) Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements inlnvalid-leds, of which the following is a speciticatiim,refereinife being had therein to the accmcpanying drawing.

This invention relates to invalid beds, and the primary object of ourinvention is the provision of novel means in connection with a bed forelevating the head or feet of a patient, whereby the patient can beretained `in a comfortable position or in a position coi'n'tucivc to thecuring of certain ailments.

Another object of our invention is to provide an attachment for anordinary metallic bed that Will permit of a patient being positionedwhereby bed pans can be used without disturbing the comfort of thepatient.

A further object of our invention is to provide an attachment for bedsthat can he advantageously used in hospitals for cor rectly positioninga patient, vvhoreby a sur gical operation can be made, limb fracturesproperly taken care of, and the comfort of a person upon the attachmentmade perfect'.

A stili further object of our invention is to provide an adjustablesupport that can be easily and quickly attached to a bed and manipulatedto support a person in a comfortable position, whether the same is usedin a sick room or simply for lounging pur poses.

With the above and other objects in view which willinore readily appearas the inven tion is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstriaction, combination and arrangement-of parts to be hereinafterdescribed and then specifically claimed.

Referring to the drawings :-I*`igure 1 is an elevation of a bed equippedwith our attachment, Fig. 2 is an end View of the same, and F is a crosssectional View of a bed and its attachment.

In the accompanying` drawings, we have illustrated a metallic bed havinghead and foot pieces, the head piece comprising cy lindrical posts 1 andthc foot.- piece cylindrical posts 2, the posts of the foot piece beingconnected to the posts of the head piece by longitudinally disposedrails 3.

Ctamped to the posts 1 of the head piece and at the upper ends thereofare sleeves t'provided with parallel flanges 5. Journaled in the flanges5 .is a transverse shaft (3 having one end thereof provided with a'ratchet wheel 7 and a crank 8. Adapted to engage the ratchet 4wheel 7and prevent a rearward rotation of said Wheel -and the shaft (5 yis apivoted gravity pawl 9, said paWl adapted to wind thereon are cables 10,said ables being connected to a transverse bar. 11 fixed to sleeves 12slidably mounted upon the posts -1. The foot piece of the bed issimilarly equipped, with the exception that the sha tt t is providedwith loosegrooved sheaves or pulleys 13, these loose sheaves or pulleysbeing employed for Supporting a rope or cable used for maintaining a4fractured limb in a free and easy elevated position. i

The sleeves 12 of the head and foot pieces of the hed are provided uponthe inner edges thereof with pivoted links 14 and pivotally connor-.tedto said links are two frames 15 and 1G approximately the area of thebed, said frames having the confronting ends thereof pivot-allyconnected together, as at 17. The frames 15 and 16 are adapted tosupport strips of fabric or sheeting 17 having suitable openings formedtherein, Whereby easy access can be had to Jthe under side of the bodylying upon the attachment. To add rigidity to the frames 15 and 1G, ayoke lw is used for connecting the sides of the frame l5 adjacent'. tothe inner pivoted end of said frame.

'lo maintain the frames 15 and 1G in a horizontal plane, the sides ofthe frame 15 are provided with pivoted links 19 having notches` 2U forreceiving pins 21 carried by the rides of the frame 1li. In order thatthe linksy l5) can be supported in connection With the frame 15, saidlinks` are provided with notches to receive pins 23, carried by thesides of the frame 15.

'i`o rn'eveut the inner pivoted ends of the frames 15 and 16 fromsagging due to the weightof a body vupon the same, the longi` tudinalrails of the bed are provided with pivoted members 24, said membersbeing slotted and adjustably connected to supports 25 having extensions26 for supporting the inner pivoted ends of the frames 15 and 16. Thesupports 25 are connected to the members 24 by wing thumb nuts 27 and'by adjusting said win g thumb nuts, the supports 25 can be positionedto properly support the pivoted, ends of th@ frames 15 and 16. Theprojections 26 of the supports 25 are adapted to engage the rails 3, asshown in dotted lines in F ig. 1, and support the members 24 when not inuse.

The outer ends of the frames 15 and 16 can be easily elevated byrotating the cranks 8 to either support the head or feet of a body atagreater elevation than the central portion of a body. By maintaining thelinks 19 in the position shown in' Fig. 1, the frames 15 and 16 can beelevated a considerable distance above the rails 3 and the supports 25adjusted to prevent the inner pivoted ends ofthe frames 15 and 16 fromsagging.

Our attachment in its entirety is made of a light and durablenon-'corrosive material 'and the simplicity of construction permits ofthe presentl type of hospital bed being equipped with the attachment ata comparatively small cost.

While in the drawings forming a part of this application there isillustrated the preferred embodiments, of our invention, we would haveit understood that the detail construction thereof can be varied orchanged as to shape, proportion and manner of assemblage withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Having now describedfour invention what we claim as new, is

l. In an invalid bed, the combination with head and foot piecesconnected by longitudinal rails, of sleeves clamped upon said head andfoot pieces, transverse shafts revoliib'ly supported by said sleeves,cranks mounted npon said shafts, cables connecting with said shafts andadapted to wind thereon,` bars connectedl to the lower ends of saidcables, sleeves slidably mounted upon the head and foot pieces of saidbed and connecting with said bars, pivoted links supported by saidsleeves, frames pivotally supported by -said links and having the ends4thereof connected together, links ,pivotally carried by one of saidframes and adapted to engage the other of said frames for maintaining arigid connection between said frames, adjustable supports carried by therails of sald bed for engaging the pivoted ends of Asaid frames andpreventing said eeaoee frames from sagging, and means supported' by saidslidable sleeves, frames pivotally.

connected to said links and adapted to be pivotally connected together,a depending yoke carried by. one of said frames, links carried by one ofsaid frames and adapted tol engage the other of said frames forproviding a rigid. connection between said frames,

and'adjustable supports carried by said rails for engaging said framesand preventing the pivoted ends thereof from sagging.

, 3. In an invalid bed, the combination with head'and foot pieces, andrails connecting said head and foot pieces, of sleeves fixed upon saidhead and foot pieces, shafts revolubly supported by said sleeves,sleeves adjustably mounted upon said he'ad and foot pieces and adaptedto be moved by a rotation of said shafts, links pivotally carried'bysaid slidable sleeves, framesppivotally connected .to said links andadapted to be pivotally connected together, links carried by one of saidframes and adapted to engage the other of said frames for providing arigid connection between said frames, and

adjustable supports carried by said rails for engaging Asaid frames andpreventing the pivoted ends thereof from sagging.

4. In an invalid bed, the combination with a bed having head and footpieces, and rails connecting said head and oot pieces, of sleeves Xedupon said head and foot pieces, shafts rev'olubly supported by saidsleeves, sleeves slidably mounted upon said head and foot pieces andadapted to be moved by a rotation of said shaft, links pivotallyconnected to said slidable sleeves, frames pivotally connected to saidlinks and adapted to be pivtally connected together, and adjustablesupports carried by said rails for `engaging the pivoted ends of saidframes and preventing said frames from sagging.

In testimony whereof we aliix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

THEODORIC TAYLOR. WILLIAM M. STUART. Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovi'rz, A. J. TRIGG.

